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Quote of the day by Sam Altman: "It also takes a lot of energy to train a human"
The OpenAI CEO equates human intelligence with machine intelligence as he defends the massively expanding energy footprint
Quote of the day by Linux creator Linus Torvalds: "Nvidia has been the single worst company we've ever dealt with"
The Linux creator had a particularly tough time with Nvidia throughout history – but things have changed dramatically since then
Quote of the day by Steve Jobs: "The only problem with Microsoft is they just have no taste"
Apple and Microsoft's rivalry stretches back decades, with the Apple co-founder repeatedly undermining Bill Gates' company
Quote of the day by Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy: "You have zero privacy anyway. Get over it"
Although the erosion of privacy feels more of a modern phenomenon, the earliest digital systems were a subtle sign of things to come
'It's not really enjoyable to make music now': Quote of the day by CEO of AI music generator Suno, Mikey Shulman — a faux pas with serious ramifications
The rise of AI threatens the arts just as much as any industry – with large language models able to generate all kinds of media
Quote of the day by Netscape founder Marc Andreessen: 'We believe any deceleration of AI will cost lives' — a full-throated defense of the AI buildout
A man who's deeply embedded in the technology ecosystem sees no other way forward than going full speed ahead on the AI buildout
Quote of the day by NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden on the 'nothing to hide' argument: 'No different than saying you don't care about free speech because you have nothing to say'
The whistleblower has exposed some of the most egregious surveillance programs in operation
Quote of the day by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt: "A $5,000 drone can destroy a $5 million tank"
Armed conflict in the 21st century is looking considerably different from the wars of yesteryear, thanks to huge technological advancements
Quote of the day by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: 'One of the tech industry’s worst mistakes in a long time was that everybody could go full remote forever' — closing the doors to pandemic-era flexibility
Despite championing remote working, the technology industry was among the first sectors to row back on this new era
Quote of the day by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on women asking for a raise: 'It’s about knowing and having faith in the system' — a controversial gaffe that led to an immediate reversal
The technology industry has long struggled with equalising the contributions of men and women — with women vastly underpaid relative to men